The 1996 Eisenhower Trophy took place 14 to 17 November on the Masters and Legends courses at Manila Southwoods Golf and Country Club near Manila, Philippines. It was the 20th World Amateur Team Championship for the Eisenhower Trophy. The tournament was a 72-hole stroke play team event with 47 four-man teams. The best three scores for each round counted towards the team total.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14–17 November |
| Location | Manila, Philippines |
| Course(s) | Manila Southwoods Golf & Country Club (Masters and Legends courses) |
| Format | 72 holes stroke play |
| Statistics | |
| Par | 72 (Masters) 72 (Legends) |
| Field | 47 teams 188 players |
| Champion | |
 AustraliaJamie Crow, David Gleeson, Jarrod Moseley & Brett Partridge | |
| 838 (−26) | |
| Location map | |
.svg)  Manila Southwoods G&CC Location in the Philippines | |
Australia won the Eisenhower Trophy for the third time, finishing 11 strokes ahead of the silver medalists, Sweden. Spain took the bronze medal with Canada in fourth place. Kalle Aitala, representing Finland, had the lowest individual score, 12-under-par 276.
Teams edit
47 four-man teams contested the event.
The following table lists the players on the leading teams.[1]
Scores edit
| Place | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|
 |
Australia |
203-206-210-219=838 | −26 |
 |
 Sweden |
205-215-207-222=849 | −15 |
 |
 Spain |
209-214-207-221=851 | −13 |
| 4 |  Canada |
211-207-221-216=855 | −9 |
| T5 |  Finland |
204-214-220-221=859 | −5 |
 Great Britain&  Ireland |
203-218-220-218=859 | ||
 New Zealand |
210-213-217-219=859 | ||
 Philippines |
204-216-214-225=859 | ||
| 9 |  United States |
212-210-215-224=861 | −3 |
| T10 |  Japan |
214-223-212-217=866 | +2 |
 South Korea |
212-220-216-218=866 | ||
| 12 |  India |
212-212-218-227=869 | +5 |
| 13 |  South Africa |
209-226-220-216=871 | +7 |
| 14 |  Chinese Taipei |
215-223-218-216=872 | +8 |
| T15 |  Colombia |
217-226-221-213=877 | +13 |
 Netherlands |
212-222-219-224=877 | ||
| 17 |  Germany |
229-215-218-217=879 | +15 |
| 18 |  Austria |
216-227-217-220=880 | +16 |
| 19 |  Norway |
210-224-222-226=882 | +18 |
| 20 |  Zimbabwe |
214-222-217-235=888 | +24 |
| 21 |  Venezuela |
221-227-224-218=890 | +26 |
| T22 |  Brazil |
220-224-219-229=892 | +28 |
 Italy |
212-217-231-232=892 | ||
| 24 |  France |
220-228-230-216=894 | +30 |
| 25 |  Belgium |
219-228-235-213=895 | +31 |
| T26 |  Hong Kong |
225-219-221-234=899 | +35 |
 Mexico |
214-226-230-229=899 | ||
| 28 |  Argentina |
221-230-235-218=904 | +40 |
| 29 |  Malaysia |
224-222-237-222=905 | +41 |
| 30 |  Denmark |
217-228-235-229=909 | +45 |
| 31 |  Switzerland |
222-228-237-223=910 | +46 |
| 32 |  Portugal |
219-230-236-227=912 | +48 |
| 33 |  Paraguay |
222-239-235-217=913 | +49 |
| 34 |  Dominican Republic |
231-240-238-222=931 | +67 |
| 35 |  Chile |
229-237-238-229=933 | +69 |
| 36 |  Costa Rica |
222-238-240-235=935 | +71 |
| 37 |  Bermuda |
223-231-249-233=936 | +72 |
| 38 |  Puerto Rico |
225-240-250-223=938 | +74 |
| T39 |  Bahamas |
225-234-246-236=941 | +77 |
 Morocco |
228-233-251-229=941 | ||
| 41 |  Singapore |
231-239-250-228=948 | +84 |
| 42 |  Czech Republic |
232-246-253-230=961 | +97 |
| 43 |  Papua New Guinea |
240-248-256-231=975 | +111 |
| 44 |  Guatemala |
241-250-258-252=1001 | +137 |
| 45 |  Russia |
250-255-277-238=1020 | +156 |
| 46 |  Estonia |
246-260-277-255=1038 | +174 |
| 47 |  Qatar |
266-283-311-275=1135 | +271 |
Source:[1]
Individual leaders edit
There was no official recognition for the lowest individual scores.
| Place | Player | Country | Score | To par |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalle Aitala | Finland |
67-68-72-69=276 | −12 |
| T2 | Takahiro Nakagawa | Japan |
67-73-70-68=278 | −10 |
| Brett Partridge | Australia |
65-67-70-76=278 | ||
| Seo Jong-hyun | South Korea |
70-69-69-70=278 | ||
| 5 | Scott Rowe |  Hong Kong |
72-67-67-73=279 | −9 |
| T6 | David Gleeson | Australia |
68-69-69-74=280 | −8 |
| David Somervaille | New Zealand |
70-67-73-70=280 | ||
| 8 | Uli Weinhandl | Austria |
68-76-68-69=281 | −7 |
| 9 | Chris Hanell | Sweden |
68-73-66-75=282 | −6 |
| 10 | Andrew McLardy | South Africa |
67-73-72-71=283 | −5 |
Source:[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "1996 World Amateur Golf Team Championship Record Book" (PDF). World Amateur Golf Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
External links edit
- Record Book on International Golf Federation website Archived 2018-10-31 at the Wayback Machine